Saturday, May 01, 2010
Beating Victim Dies
KENTUCKY...
The death of a man who had been beaten with a cane has resulted in a murder charge against the woman accused of assaulting him. Elizabethtown police found 65-year-old James Carson lying in front of a room at a motel where he lived. Commonwealth's Attorney Chris Shaw said Carson died a week later and the woman charged with beating him has now been charged with murder. Ethel L. Riley _ also 65 _ was previously charged with first-degree assault and tampering with evidence. Riley was arrested the night of the beating and a police spokesman said alcohol was probably involved in the incident. Riley has requested a public defender.
The death of a man who had been beaten with a cane has resulted in a murder charge against the woman accused of assaulting him. Elizabethtown police found 65-year-old James Carson lying in front of a room at a motel where he lived. Commonwealth's Attorney Chris Shaw said Carson died a week later and the woman charged with beating him has now been charged with murder. Ethel L. Riley _ also 65 _ was previously charged with first-degree assault and tampering with evidence. Riley was arrested the night of the beating and a police spokesman said alcohol was probably involved in the incident. Riley has requested a public defender.
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